Mitt likes grits, y’all

Mitt Romney wants you to know that he likes grits. Grits, a porridge prepared and eaten mostly in the South, became a talking point for the candidate when he credited his aide, Garrett Jackson, with turning him into an “unofficial Southerner.” The Yankee presidential candidate went on to say that he was learning to say “y’all” and that “strange things are happening” to him.

Even as the 2012 primary season rolls on, questions about Romney’s ability to win over southern voters loom large days before the Mississippi and Alabama primaries on Tuesday. However, he has more delegates than Rick Santorum and it is doubtful that anyone can unseat him as the presumptive nominee in the general election despite his lack of connection with voters.